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Tea Sets For Sale
Antique Large Armorial Chocolate Pot Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare, good conditioned Armorial decorated, and quality painted chocolate pot.
Qianlong/Jiaqing
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Perio...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Ettore Sottsass Cardamon Teapot from the Indian Memory Series. Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Cardamon Teapot from the Indian Memory Series designed by Ettore Sottsass. Glazed Earthenware. Excellent condition.
Stamped signature and manufacturer's mark to underside ‘E...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Earthenware
Antique German Rococo Silver 5-Piece Coffee
Tea Set
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver coffee and tea set, ca 1920. This set comprises 5 pieces: Coffeepot, teapot, hot milk pot, creamer, and sugar. Twisted fluting and embossed leafing scrollwor...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Large Chocolate Pot Qing Chinese Porcelain Chine de Commande, 18th Cen
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A rare, good conditioned, and quality painted chocolate pot.
Mimimal decoration but Very nicely done with 2 detailed flowers.
Probably Qianlong/Jiaqing
Additional information:
Mat...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$1,499 Sale Price
39% Off
Emil Hermann German Sterling Silver Tea Set Four-Piece Modernistic 0408
By Emil Hermann
Located in Big Bend, WI
Emil Hermann
This Mid-Century modernistic four-piece sterling silver tea set was made by Emil Hermann of Germany circa 1921-1950s. The pieces are modernistic with ball finials. The...
Category
Early 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Brown Studio Teapot by Ken Halsall Light Trees Pottery, circa 1975
By Ken Halsall
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine vintage Studio Pottery tenmoku glazed teapot and cover by Ken Halsall (b.1928) and made at the Light Trees Pottery. This stylish shaped teapot has ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pottery
Silver and Silver-Plate Tea and Coffee Set by Cardeilhac
Located in London, GB
Silver and silver plate tea and coffee set by Cardeilhac
French, Early 20th Century
Tray: Height 7cm, width 73cm, depth 45cm
Pot on st...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Antique Brass
Glass Tea Set, France Set 2 Glasses, Glass Holders and Spoons
Located in Bastogne, BE
The original set of antique utensils for tea consists of 2 glass tea cups, brass glass holders and spoons.
Manufactured in France.
Please yourself or your loved ones with beautiful and elite tableware.
Handmade. Brass, glass. Engraving, gilding, metal cutting, artistic casting.
Decorated with Apple Orchard ornament.
Unlike copper, brass is less susceptible to corrosion.
It is much softer than copper and other metals, so it can be easily rolled and forged, wears out slowly and at the same time is stronger than copper.
Of course, we can say that brass cookware...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique French Sarreguemines Milk Jug, Early 1900s
Located in PARIS, FR
Discover the timeless charm of this antique milk jug, crafted in the early 1900s by the renowned French ceramic maker Sarreguemines. Made of fine faie...
Category
20th Century Tea Sets
Materials
Faience
Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union, Large Tea Service
Located in København, Copenhagen
The Imperial Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, Soviet Union. Large tea service in hand-painted porcelain for six people. Mid-20th centu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Contemporary Asian Dark Brown Glazed Ceramic Teapot Rattan Hdl
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Contemporary Asian dark chocolate brown glazed ceramic teapot with wrapped natural rattan handle. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. No outstanding flaws found. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Late 20th Century.
Now THIS is the way to have TEATIME!!! This is a GORGEOUS vintage Contemporary Asian teapot...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Rattan
Antique Chinese Porcelain Kangxi Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari Cafe au Lait
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), c. 1700
Tea Bowl
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Tea/Coffee Drinki...
Category
17th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$286 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Victorian Sterling Silver Three-Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver three-piece tea service / tea set made by Frederick Elkington of Elkington & Co., part of our silver tea...
Category
1880s British Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Birks Regency Plate Silver Plated Tea Pot Set - 3 Pc Set. Listing includes (1) Tea Pot with wooden handle, (1) Sugar Bowl, (1) Creamer. Very nice ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Regency Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Tuareg African Pewter Tea Pot from Mauritania
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Tuareg teapot Mauritania
Mid-20th century Tuareg teapot from Mauritania, Africa, Western Sahara.
Handcrafted of pewter, copper and brass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Tea Sets
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Silver and Enamels Tea Strainer, Moscow, 1884
Located in Milan, IT
Tea strainer with handle, in 84 Zolotnik silver, gilded and decorated with floral and geometric enamels, cloisonné in white, blue, purple and red. Moscow, Russia, 1884.
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver, Enamel
English Silver Plate / Exterior Engraved Decorations Four Piece Tea
Coffee Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to a world of refined luxury with our exquisite Old English sheffield silver plate four-piece tea and coffee service. This stunning set epitomizes elegance and cra...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Quality antique Victorian silver mounted three piece Jasperware Wedgwood tea set
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Victorian silver mounted three piece Jasperware Wedgwood tea set having a quality antique Victorian blue and white Jasperware Wedgwood...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Pottery Coffee Set with Matching Cups by Martz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant coffee or tea set by Marshall Studios/Martz consisting of a large coffee pot with leather holder and four matching cups. Beautiful dark brown/almost black glaze, handmade....
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
A Doll Head Studio Pottery Tea Set
Located in Savannah, GA
A doll head raku studio pottery tea set, unsigned.
teapot: 10 inches wide by 4 ½ inches deep by 11 ½ inches tall
sugar and cream: approximately 7...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$1,800 / set
Chinese Gilt Green Glazed Teapot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 4 Mid-Century Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Tea Glasses from WMF, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
Additional information:
Materials: Glass...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere for Arzberg, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern German Flying Objects Series Sauciere by David Palterer and Sieger Design for Arzberg, 1990s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution ...
Category
20th Century German Post-Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic and Wrought Iron Studio Pottery Tea Warmer, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ceramic and Wrought Iron Studio Pottery Tea Warmer, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
Additional information:
Materials: Ceramic
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Color...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Espresso Demitasse Cups by Mika with Gold Bear Handles Set of 10
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare set of 10 Italian Demitasse espresso cups by Mika.
Unique set for the espresso lover.
Gold color plated bear handles/frame with glass inserts.
Sign...
Category
1980s Italian Vienna Secession Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish
Additional information:
Material: Porcela...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$271 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Silver Tea
Coffee Set. 9 lbs.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six piece Spanish Renaissance style.915 silver tea and coffee set comprising of a hot water kettle on stand with removable burner, a coffee pot, a tea pot, a creamer, a waste bowl an...
Category
Early 1900s Spanish Renaissance Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Wedgwood Porcelain Coffee Service for 14 People
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Wedgwood porcelain with gold design detail coffee service for fourteen people. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned. Service include 14 coffee / expresso cups...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Tea Sets
Materials
Gold
$5,986 / set
Antique Meissen Porcelain Tea Tray with Cobalt Blue Border
Spray Flowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain tea tray or serving platter.
By Meissen.
With a scalloped rim and a rich cobalt blue border.
There are hand paint...
Category
20th Century German Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Samuel Alcock Porcelain Teacup, White with Flower Sprays, ca 1823
Located in London, GB
A teacup and saucer in the “half orange” shape, white with simple gilt rim and beautiful hand painted flower sprays
Pattern unknown but similar to 1082
Year: ca 1823
Size: cup diameter 10cm (4”), saucer diameter 14.2cm (5.5”)
Condition: excellent, some rubbing to gilt
There are several items available in this design, please see group image and ask for more info if interested.
The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and heat, the art of drinking tea (chayi) calls for a variety of teaware and utensils - both practical and decorative.
This rounded teapot...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Deco Bronze Cream and Sugar Bowls by Dirilyte
By Dirilyte
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period polished bronze sugar and creamer bowls
By Dirilyte
USA, Circa 1940s
Measurements:
5.25"W x 3.13"D x 3.88"H (Sugar Bowl)
4.63"W...
Category
1940s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco era GEFLE of Sweden Demitasse Espresso Cup
Saucer set of 11
By Gefle
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous set of 11 demitasse cups with saucer from GEFLE of Sweden.
Circa 1930's. Gold interior cups with pale yellow outer glaze.
This set is in excellent condition as though never ...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Cinderella
s Mice Teapot, Handmade in Italy, Luxury Handcrafted Design, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Our artisan's pieces are a dream come true, as in Disney's Alice in Wonderland.
Ceramic tea service are completely hand-crafted and painted with love and care.
Sometimes we all ju...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau German Pewter Tea Service Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This whimsical Art Nouveau German tea service consists of a covered tea pot, creamer, and sugar bowl. They are incised with Art Nouveau inspired det...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Pewter
$2,100 / set
Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Chocolate Cup/Tea Bowl
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very nice edo period example in nice condition, 18th century
A Japanese pair of Kakiemon tea bowls / chocolate cups.
Marked on all pieces.
Additional information:
Material: Porcela...
Category
17th Century Japanese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$958 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Japanese Chinese Edo Kangxi Period Imari Porcelain Tea Set, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice edo/kangxi period tea bowl and saucer with imari floral and animal decoration. Its a marriage, combination between 2 sets.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$198 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 6 Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl
Dish Floral Bird Imari
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red.
Edo , c. 1700
Tea Bowl and dish
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: Japan
Period...
Category
17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$728 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Tea Service, English, Silver Plated, Teapot, Dish, Milk Jug, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique tea service. An English, silver plated teapot, bon bon dish and milk jug, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Attract...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
William IV period sterling silver coffee pot hallmarked in London in 1835
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1835 by Joseph & Albert Savory, this attractive, William IV period, Antique Sterling Silver Coffee Pot, is in the traditional 'Melon' shape, with chased acant...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Complete 10 P. Arabia Ruska Stoneware Tea Service, Finnish Design, 1960-1970s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Complete 10 p. Arabia Ruska stoneware tea service.
Finnish Design, 1960-1970s.
Consisting of a teapot, ten teacups 8 x 5 cm. With saucers and a crea...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Tea Sets
Italy Richard Ginori Mid-18th Century Porcelain Sugar Bowl Pink Landscapes
Located in Brescia, IT
Richard Ginori mid-18th Century porcelain sugar bowl with pink landscapes drawings, hand made in Italy
This very elegant Richard Ginori porcelai...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Birks Sterling Silver
wood Tea Set
By Henry Birks
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage near mid 20th century sterling silver tea set is beautifully designed. The three pieces are stylishly decorated with a modest hand hammered exterior, an elaborate spout ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Colonial Revival Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
$3,500 / set
Amélie Tableware and Serveware, Cappuccino or Tea Mug, Handmade in Italy, 2021
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
This wonderful collection encourages to participate in the process of combining small pleasures into a significant whole by regarding details as both minute and essential. Our artist...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$107 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Paragon Double Warrant Bone China Teacup
Saucer with Red Cabbage Rose
By Paragon
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This teacup and saucer set was made by the renowned Paragon fine bone china factory of England in approximately 1960. The set is done with a pastel mint green ground with a large red offset cabbage rose on the inside of the cup which is replicated on the saucer. Both the cup and saucer are marked with the Paragon 'Double Warrant...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Ceramic Bread and Butter Plates in "Buttercup" Pattern, Set of 11
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of 11 bread and butter plates by Copeland for Spode. This set features 11 round plates with a yellow, blue, and green floral pattern on a cream background. A basketweave design...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic
$337 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Japanese Taisho Period Tea Bowl in Tomobako, Earthenware Japan Tea
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japanese Taisho Period Tea Bowl in Tomobako,Earthenware Japan Tea.
A very nice tea bowl
The box is included
Additional information:
Material:...
Category
20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$718 Sale Price
20% Off
Four Gilded Age Mansard, Paris Sevres Style Porcelain Tea Services
Located in Sharon, CT
Each service comprised of a cup, saucer and dessert plate. 12 pieces in all. All hand painted in 24 Ct. gold by the Paris firm Mansard c. 1890. Blanks most likely Sevres. Cup handles...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Kutani Eggshell Large Tea Cup Weird Size, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Very lovely piece. With an overall scene of birds in a floral garden scene. unmarked.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Chargers (Large Plates), Plates
Reg...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Six Bird Coffee Cup Trios
Located in New York, NY
Set of six bird coffee cup trios. Strikingly modern looking antique set of six FB&B Worcester trios of six teacups and six coffee can with six saucers ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Empire Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$3,850 / set
Post Modern Marco Zanini / Peter Shire Insp Abstract Art Pottery Teapot Spain
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Vintage, 1980s, Whimsical, Handmade and Painted, Signed and Numbered, Jorge Benlloch, Post Modern Tea Pot Sculpture.
Made in Spain.
This piece is very similar to the fantas...
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Spiral Design Teapot Tea Kettle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Spiral Design Teapot Tea Kettle with Wooden Handle. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 8.5" H x 8" W x 6" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Chinese Pewter Teapot with Carnelian Bead, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Carnelian, Pewter, Brass
PROC or Republic Teapot Shanghai Calligraphy Marked
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Beautiful Chinese Tea pot with lid. mid 20th c.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Region of Origin: China
Period: 20th century PR...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$883 Sale Price
20% Off
A Chinese Export Porcelain Blue and White Teabowl and Saucer
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely tea bowl and dish. Its a marriage, combination of 2 sets.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Plates
Region of Origin: China
Period: 18th century Qing...
Category
18th Century Chinese Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Porcelain
$318 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid Century Tea Set in Patinated Brass and Glass
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Tea Set in Patinated Brass, Schott Verran.
This is a very stylish and elegant mid century tea set in patinated brass and glass. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Tea Sets
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Chinese Export Silver Three Piece Tea Service - Antique Circa 1920
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver three piece tea service; an addition to our diverse silver teaware collection
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea set...
Category
1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Edwardian decorative sterling silver kettle on stand made in Birmingham in 1908
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1908 by William Adams, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Kettle, features chased decoration to the body and lid. The kettle measures 14"...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Tea Sets
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-century Travel Espresso Set Coffee Maker
Located in Weesp, NL
Beautiful and complete mid-century Italian Lucciola Espresso travel set with Espresso machine which works both on 12 and 220 volts, a detachable espre...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tea Sets
Materials
Metal
Antique Manhattan Silver Plate Co Silver Plated Tea Serving Set, 4pc Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Manhattan silver plate co silver plated tea serving set - 4pc set. Item features (1) Tea pot, (1) covered sugar bowl, (1) creamer,...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Tea Sets
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique, New and Vintage Tea Sets
Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.
Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.
Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.
During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.
During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.
But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.
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